McLaren Launches Supercar With Stealth Technology Aimed at Speed-Loving Customers

Have You Ever Thought About Having a Car with Stealth Technology, with an Engine Power That Can Reach Speeds Never Seen in a Vehicle? That’s What McLaren Promises to the Global Public in the Coming Months

The next-generation supercar from McLaren will feature technology borrowed from the world of fighter jets. The supercar brand says a new partnership with the American aerospace team Lockheed Martin Skunk Works will give it an edge over the competition with the launch of stealth technology.

The Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin states that the vast majority of its work is highly classified. The secret team known for building the stealth bomber F-117 and the SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft recently built a hypersonic jet called “Dark Star” for the movie Top Gun: Maverick, which reportedly caused a stir in China. Watch out, spy satellites.

Stealth Technology Used in McLaren Cars Has Been Used in Spacecraft

The company that owns Skunk Works is responsible for NASA’s newest spacecraft Orion, as well as the modern F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning fighters. McLaren has not yet disclosed how its cars will benefit from the partnership.

The potential benefits of this stealth technology may stem from aerospace companies’ experience with aerodynamics, the use of composite materials and lightweight alloys, digital pilot displays, software expertise, drive-by-wire controls, and the aggregation and organization of large amounts of data from various sources in certain skills that benefit both the car and the driver.

Darren Goddard, Chief Technical Officer of Automotive at McLaren, stated that the company’s “disruptive solutions” are expected to lead to better cars. “Working with an iconic company like Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, known for its visionary outlook on the future, is a natural fit,” he said. “We hope this is the beginning of a longer and deeper partnership that benefits our customers in the long run.”

McLaren brought an example of its hybrid supercar, Artura, to the tech company, parked next to a non-flying Darkstar movie prop. Arriving for Australian owners next year, the Artura combines a carbon fiber chassis with a 500kW hybrid engine and sophisticated aerodynamics.

Meet McLaren

McLaren Automotive (formerly known as McLaren Cars) is a British automotive manufacturer, founded in 1969 by Bruce McLaren as a street car manufacturer with Formula 1 technology. It is based at the McLaren Technology Campus in Woking, Surrey. It produces and manufactures sports and luxury cars, typically produced in-house at designated production facilities. In July 2017, McLaren Automotive became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the McLaren Group.